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First released as the 'Florita Riesling' in 2004 by Jim Barry Wines, this micro-batch Riesling is made from grapes hand-selected from individual rows. Its best fruit comes from vines planted in shallow loamy soils and the vineyard has good air-drainage which alleviates the risk of frost. Aromas of freshly cut lime, with fleshy lemon and grapefruit juice. Intense focus and purity, with a glass rod like structure through the palate. All framed in florals and fresh lime juice. This wine … more
Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: South Australia
Sub Region: Clare Valley
The Spring Farm block showed immediate promise for Riesling, with its windswept hills at high altitudes and tiny micro-climate pockets with bountiful sunshine to warm the cool slopes. Released after 10 years in the cellar, it's drinking beautifully now showing all the best characters of aged Aussie Riesling - candied lime peel, waxy lily petal florals, fresh sourdough & butter.
Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: South Australia
Sub Region: Clare Valley
"Made from the two red grape varieties I think the Clare Valley does best. I love a wine where it takes me only a couple of seconds to form an opinion. This was love at first sight, or sip. Red and black berries, mint and leaf, a violet perfume, tobacco and all that, but it's the dense, yet light palate that pulls you in. It's packed with tannin, feels fine in the acid department, has this inky ferrous thing going … more
Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: South Australia
Sub Region: Clare Valley
Deep crimson. Roasted coffee, espresso, blackberry aromas with chinotto-sage notes. Inky deep palate with abundant blackberry, plum fruits, fine loose-knit graphite / al dente tannins, superb mid-palate density and integrated mocha vanilla oak notes. A firm vigorous finish with ferruginous notes. An amazingly powerful yet graceful and sinuous wine with excellent cellaring potential. 16 months in French and American oak, 65% new. Screwcap 14.4% alc Drink 2028-2048 - Winery Notes
"Wow. This is a bold, brassy shiraz that carries a … more
Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: South Australia
Sub Region: Clare Valley
Deep crimson. Classical blackberry, praline, ginger, sage aromas with mocha oak notes. Luxurious blackberry pastille, blackcurrant, black cherry fruits, superb fine chocolatey / velvet tannins and beautifully balanced mocha / vanilla / smoky oak notes. Finishes velvety / gravelly firm with raspberry, graphite / bush garrigue notes. A hugely impressive long-lasting Clare Valley Shiraz with lovely fruit definition, density and vigour. 15 months in French oak, 75% new. Screwcap. 13.6% alc Drink 2028-2050 - Winery Notes
100 Points - Georgina … more
Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: South Australia
Sub Region: Clare Valley
Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: South Australia
Sub Region: Clare Valley
The origins of ‘The McRae Wood’ are closely linked to the family’s flagship Shiraz, ‘The Armagh’. Following its creation in 1985 and subsequent success, the winery was unable to meet demand for ‘The Armagh’. Unwilling to compromise on quality to meet this need, Peter and his brothers decided to create a new wine in 1992, utilising fruit that was downgraded from the Armagh vineyard as well as superior parcels from the family’s other vineyards around the Clare Valley.
It shows … more
Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: South Australia
Sub Region: Clare Valley
"The 2023 Riesling Graacher Himmelreich Auslese, made virtually without botrytis from fully ripe grapes, offers a shy tone of stone and yeast. The palate features Mirabelle jelly with lovely overtones of lemon balm and fern, wonderfully cut by freshness with a pithy, zesty edge of lime and mainly pale lemon. The finish resembles lemon and yellow plum sorbet, exquisitely fresh and palate-cleansing, yet with exquisite sweetness. Incredibly fine, slender and so balanced." 96 points, Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous
"This Mosel Riesling Kabinett is a miniature masterpiece of delicacy. I love the aromas of wildflowers and herbs that are married to a wealth of mineral nuances on the light- to medium-bodied palate. Although a hint of sweetness is perceptible, this has quite a firm core, yet is very filigreed at the long, pristine finish. Drink or hold." 95 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com
"This Mosel Riesling Kabinett is a miniature masterpiece of delicacy. I love the aromas of wildflowers and herbs that are married to a wealth of mineral nuances on the light- to medium-bodied palate. Although a hint of sweetness is perceptible, this has quite a firm core, yet is very filigreed at the long, pristine finish. Drink or hold." 95 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com
"This great Spatlese from the Graacher Himmelreich has everything we hope for from this famous site: excellent concentration and delicacy on the barely medium-bodied palate, terrific slatey character and a broad spectrum of aromas that range from white flowers and peaches to blackcurrants. Super-stony and precise finish. All of this has a wonderful spring-like freshness that makes it irresistible. Drink or hold." 96 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com
"This great Spatlese from the Graacher Himmelreich has everything we hope for from this famous site: excellent concentration and delicacy on the barely medium-bodied palate, terrific slatey character and a broad spectrum of aromas that range from white flowers and peaches to blackcurrants. Super-stony and precise finish. All of this has a wonderful spring-like freshness that makes it irresistible. Drink or hold." 96 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com
"This great Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese shows exactly the combination of white flower and white peach aromas with silky succulence and extraordinary freshness that made these wines legendary. There's a healthy amount of unfermented grape sweetness, but the interplay of this with the myriad other components is so complex and fascinating. Super-graceful finish that feels like stroking satin. Drinkable now, but best from 2026." 97 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com
"This great Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese shows exactly the combination of white flower and white peach aromas with silky succulence and extraordinary freshness that made these wines legendary. There's a healthy amount of unfermented grape sweetness, but the interplay of this with the myriad other components is so complex and fascinating. Super-graceful finish that feels like stroking satin. Drinkable now, but best from 2026." 97 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com
"This great Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese shows exactly the combination of white flower and white peach aromas with silky succulence and extraordinary freshness that made these wines legendary. There's a healthy amount of unfermented grape sweetness, but the interplay of this with the myriad other components is so complex and fascinating. Super-graceful finish that feels like stroking satin. Drinkable now, but best from 2026." 97 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com
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